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package org.springframework.core.convert.converter;

/**
 * For registering converters with a type conversion system.
 *
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ConverterRegistry {

    /**
     * Add a plain converter to this registry.
     * The convertible source/target type pair is derived from the Converter's parameterized types.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameterized types could not be resolved
     */
    void addConverter(Converter<?, ?> converter);

    /**
     * Add a plain converter to this registry.
     * The convertible source/target type pair is specified explicitly.
     * <p>Allows for a Converter to be reused for multiple distinct pairs without
     * having to create a Converter class for each pair.
     *
     * @since 3.1
     */
    <S, T> void addConverter(Class<S> sourceType, Class<T> targetType, Converter<? super S, ? extends T> converter);

    /**
     * Add a generic converter to this registry.
     */
    void addConverter(GenericConverter converter);

    /**
     * Add a ranged converter factory to this registry.
     * The convertible source/target type pair is derived from the ConverterFactory's parameterized types.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameterized types could not be resolved
     */
    void addConverterFactory(ConverterFactory<?, ?> factory);

    /**
     * Remove any converters from {@code sourceType} to {@code targetType}.
     *
     * @param sourceType the source type
     * @param targetType the target type
     */
    void removeConvertible(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType);

}
